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You might find this interesting: UK figures show that it takes at least 8000 years of average cycling to produce one clinically severe head injury and 22
by oinksoft 13y ago
You might find this interesting:
UK figures show that it takes at least 8000 years of
average cycling to produce one clinically severe head
injury and 22,000 years for one death.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_helmet#Health_benefits_of_cycling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_helmet#Health_benefits...
- clarky07 13y agoSo? From the cited article giving that stat - "a mile of driving is ten times safer than a mile of cycling". You might argue that cycling is safe. You can't argue that it is safer. It simply isn't.
- mullingitover 13y agoCycling on its own is very safe, it's the cars that are dangerous.
- clarky07 13y agoTrue, but that's a silly assertion. Cars by themselves are pretty safe. It's the other cars that cause problems. Since the cars are there, biking is more dangerous than being in another car.
- mullingitover 13y ago> Cars by themselves are pretty safe. It's the other cars that cause problems. Tell that to Michael Hastings, I'm sure he'll be thrilled to hear the news.